Tell Nabasha (Imet)
Tell Nebesheh · Imet · Histria? mistaken · Saft el-Hinna
Old Kingdom to Late Period (2680–332 BCE)·Egyptian (Delta)·🇪🇬 Sharqia Governorate, Tell Nabasha, eastern Delta, Egypt
About
About Tell Nabasha (Imet)
Delta goddess Wadjet centre Tell Nabasha/Imet, capital of 19th nome. Monolithic shrines of Amasis, temple of Wadjet with naos, and cemetery with Cartonnage coffins. Petrie found Middle Kingdom scarabs and Hyksos scarabs linking Delta marsh kings.
Why it mattersKey Delta Wadjet centre for Amasis building programme.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Cartonnage workshop
- 02Hyksos scarab trade
Theories
- 01Imet as Hyksos Delta capital rival (Redmount)
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- Old Kingdom shrine; New Kingdom temple; Late Period monoliths 570 BCE
- Period
- Old Kingdom to Late Period (2680–332 BCE)
- Culture
- Egyptian (Delta)
- Purpose
- Wadjet cult centre and nome capital
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
2680 BCE
Old Kingdom shrine to Wadjet
1500 BCE
New Kingdom temple built
570 BCE
Amasis monolithic shrines 8 m high
1886
Petrie excavations
On the ground
Structures & features
30.8500° N · 31.8300° E · 8 m · 2 mapped features
Monolith of Amasis at Imet
shrineGranite naos 8 m high with Amasis cartouche
30.8510° N · 31.8310° ECartonnage Cemetery of Nabasha
cemeteryCemetery with painted cartonnage coffins 100+ burials
30.8490° N · 31.8290° E